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Course name
Global Poverty and Practice
Institution
UC Berkeley
Instructor
Clare Talwalker
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
multidisciplinary critical poverty studies
Course dates
2019-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-20 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This is an assignment for a core course of the Global Poverty and Practice (GPP) Minor at UC Berkeley -- the course during which students prepare for their "practice experience" (PE). Each student will contribute to at least two Wikipedia articles – one focused on an aspect of the history/sociology of their PE site (eg. a country such as the U.S., Chile, Kenya, Malaysia ... or it could be a city or region such as Lima, Peru or the San Francisco Bay Area); and the second focused on an aspect of key debates/approaches present in their PE sector (eg. water sanitation, community health, microfinance, worker-cooperatives, collective action, food justice, affordable housing).

Each semester, some GPP 105 students return to Wikipedia articles edited by past GPP students; others find new Wikipedia articles to edit. By steady accretion, UC Berkeley GPP students will bring empirical data and critical analysis/reframing on topics of global poverty and inequality to Wikipedia.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Bellamelodia
Msigua Health of Filipino Americans, Free clinic Poverty law, Welfare in California, Health Coach
Zoemarrott Oakland, California, Elementary school (United States), Reading comprehension
Macerpa Welfare in California, Poverty law Legal aid in the United States, Child labour in Africa, Trafficking of children
LLAVE42 Legal aid in the United States Poverty law, Racial achievement gap in the United States
Vap2020 Housing insecurity in the United States HIV/AIDS in the United States, History of HIV/AIDS, Child labour in Africa, Trafficking of children
Emga111 Indian Health Service, Native American disease and epidemics Transgenerational trauma
Sam kwok berkeley Transgenerational trauma Prisons in California
Tbeglarian HIV/AIDS in the United States, History of HIV/AIDS Cultural competence in healthcare, Immigrant health care in the United States, Livelihood
JoyEdem Health Coach
Blessingijames Social determinants of health in poverty
Hattiegroat Prisons in California, Prison reform Reading comprehension, Cambodian Americans, Transgenerational trauma
Weuerle Livelihood, Sustainable livelihood Prison reform, Prisons in California, Indian Health Service, Native American disease and epidemics
Mke2k19 Third country resettlement, Office of Refugee Resettlement Livelihood, Health of Filipino Americans, Free clinic
Csatke Trafficking of children, Child labour in Africa Housing insecurity in the United States
Am.nalula Immigrant health care in the United States, Cultural competence in healthcare Third country resettlement, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Free clinic, Health of Filipino Americans
1Mehayla Racial achievement gap in the United States HIV/AIDS in the United States, History of HIV/AIDS, Indian Health Service

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 September 2019   |   Thursday, 5 September 2019
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 September 2019   |   Thursday, 12 September 2019
Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 September 2019   |   Thursday, 19 September 2019

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 September 2019   |   Thursday, 26 September 2019

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 October 2019   |   Thursday, 3 October 2019

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 October 2019   |   Thursday, 17 October 2019

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 2019
Assignment - Evaluate two Wikipedia articles (one for area, one for sector)

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Confirm your final choice of two Wikipedia articles (area + sector)

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Assignment - Add to each Wikipedia article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 2019

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 November 2019   |   Thursday, 21 November 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 December 2019   |   Thursday, 5 December 2019

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 December 2019   |   Thursday, 12 December 2019
Assignment - Peer review two classmates "Drafting" sandbox section

Guiding framework

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 16

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 December 2019   |   Thursday, 19 December 2019
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.


Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13


Assignment - Continue improving your drafting for two articles

Exercise

Add links to your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Week 17

Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!


Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.